subhūtir āha - kiṃ sarveṣām eva bhagavan bodhisattvānāṃ mahāsattvānāṃ nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpāste buddhā bhagavanto dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti? bhagavān āha - no hīdaṃ subhūte |
na subhūte sarveṣāṃ bodhisattvānāṃ mahāsattvānāṃ nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpās te buddhā bhagavanto dharmaṃ (223) deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti, kiṃ tarhi subhūte ye te ’vinivartanīyā bodhisattvā mahāsattvāḥ sarvasaṅgavigatāḥ, teṣāṃ te buddhā bhagavanto nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpā dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti ||
subhūtir āha - santi bhagavan avinivartanīyān bodhisattvān mahāsattvān sthāpayitvā tato ’nye bodhisattvā mahāsattvāḥ, yeṣāṃ te buddhā bhagavanto nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpā dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti? bhagavān āha - santi subhūte pratipakṣabalino bodhisattvayānikāḥ pudgalāḥ avinivartanīyān bodhisattvān mahāsattvān sthāpayitvā, yeṣāṃ te buddhā bhagavanto nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpā dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti |
te punaḥ katame? ye etarhi akṣobhyasya tathāgatasyārhataḥ samyaksaṃbuddhasya bodhisattvacaryām anuśikṣamāṇarūpā bodhisattvacārikāṃ caranti, anuśikṣamāṇarūpā viharanti, ime te subhūte bodhisattvayānikāḥ pudgalā avinivartanīyān bodhisattvān mahāsattvān sthāpayitvā yeṣāṃ te buddhā bhagavanto nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpā dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti |
ye ’pi te subhūte ratnaketor bodhisattvasya mahāsattvasya bodhisattvacaryām anuśikṣamāṇarūpā bodhisattvacaryāṃ caranti, anuśikṣamāṇā viharanti, ime ’pi te subhūte bodhisattvā mahāsattvā avinivartanīyān bodhisattvān mahāsattvān sthāpayitvā yeṣāṃ te buddhā bhagavanto nāma ca gotraṃ ca balaṃ ca varṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca parikīrtayamānarūpā dharmaṃ deśayanti, udānaṃ codānayanti ||
Subhuti: Do the Buddhas honour all Bodhisattvas in such a manner? The Lord: No, Subhuti.
But only those who are irreversible and free from all attachment.
Subhuti: Are there, apart from the irreversible Bodhisattvas, any other Bodhisattvas whom the Buddhas honour in such a manner? The Lord: Yes, there are. They are persons belonging to the vehicle of the Bodhisattvas, who are strong in resisting the enemy.
They are (451) just now engaged in learning the course of a Bodhisattva under the Tathagata Akshobhya, and the Bodhisattva Ratnaketu, course there on the pilgrimage of a Bodhisattva, and dwell engaged in learning it.